W hen I left south-west London for Sydney a year ago, I had a pretty good idea of what to expect – at least, I thought I did.

Spanning everything from the ornate to the out-there, we've rounded up some of the world's most spectacular bridges so you can take a tour from home.

From the Empire State Building to the Guggenheim Bilbao, we take a look at the most iconic buildings around the world with ...